Legal Opinion
Jimenez v. BP Oil, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1988No. Nos. 87-3843(L), 87-3854 and 87-3855PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
This case involves the nonrenewal of a petroleum retailing franchise. The district court, 652 F.Supp. 329 (D.Md.1987), ruled that defendant BP Oil Company (BP) was liable to its franchisee-retailer, Francisco Jimenez, for goodwill payments, construing the nonrenewal as a “termination” under the Maryland Gasohol and Gasoline Products Marketing Act (“the Act” or “the Maryland Act”), Md. Comm. Law Code Ann. §§ 11-301 to -308 (1983). It also ruled that the Federal Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA), 15 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. (1982), does not preempt the Maryland Act.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Hines v. DavidowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Jones v. Rath Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. FCCSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Governor of the State v. Exxon Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- WLR Foods, Inc. v. Tyson Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Aurigemma v. Arco Petroleum Products Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1988
- Millett v. Union Oil Co. of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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